Q. lunca n. “heavy transport wain” (Category: Cart, Wagon, Carriage)
A word for a “heavy transport wain” in notes from the late 1960s with variant forms lunka and luqa, both derived from primitive ✶lukma [“*drag-thing”] based on the root √LUK “haul, drag” (PE17/28). The form lunka [lunca] shows metathesis of km to mk and then assimilation of mk to nk [ŋk], while the form luqa [luqua] shows the late Quenya sound change of km to kw. I personally prefer lunca.
References ✧ PE17/28; VT43/19
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| ✶lukma > lunka | [lukma] > [lumka] > [luŋka] | ✧ PE17/28 |
| ✶lukma > luqa | [lukma] > [lukwa] | ✧ PE17/28 |